George Miller, Nancy Pelosi photos grace Metro stop

Pillar-sized photographs of Rep. George Miller and House minority leader Nancy Pelosi now greet commuters and tourists at Washington’s Capitol South Metro station, a favorite spot for PR campaigns on issues of the day.

The ads accuse the Bay Area duo of killing jobs by supporting an increase in the minimum wage. The Pelosi shot says, “Teens who can’t find a job should blame her.” The Miller spot says, “When small businesses lay off workers, blame this guy.”

The campaign is sponsored by the Employment Policies Institute, a business-allied non-profit research organization that argues that the minimum wage inhibits employment. California Gov. Jerry Brown just signed legislation to raise the current $8 minimum to $10 an hour by Jan. 1, 2016. President Obama called for an increase in the federal minimum to $9 an hour in his State of the Union address last February.

Miller said he hadn’t seen the photos but had heard about them. “I’m for the minimum wage,” he said.